Gwyn and Ode (+Jax!) discuss our local Pride event, what the vibe was like, and bringing more queer energy into your practice. Discord Link: discord.gg/ENF867k GoFundMe for Balthazar: https://gofund.me/c2715872 Special Guest: Jax.
Gwyn and Ode talk about what options exist for leaving the country, what options do not exist for leaving the country, how to move from a conservative to a progressive area, the spiritual aspects of doing so, and how you can stay where you are mindfully, as an act of resistance. Balthazar, the podcast cat, needs some health care! If you'd like to help, here's a GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-beloved-balthazar-eat-again?lang=en_US&utm_campaign=man_ss_icons&utm_medium=custom...
Gwyn and Ode (+Jax!) talk about re-exploring the magic of childhood summers, and also beauty and hotness, and also camping indoors. Special Guest: Jax.
Gwyn and Ode talk about the fact that everything is about to get more expensive.
Gwyn and Ode talk about gratitude practices and their myriad benefits.
Gwyn and Ode talk about what's happened so far, what's probably coming up, and bolstering ourselves against all of that. Also for some reason we sound like we're recording at the bottom of a well! Mysterious!
Gwyn and Ode talk about how we commune with our deities, what it feels like, and why you should do it.
Gwyn and Ode talk about how to offset the impact of US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement and projected federal conservancy failures as much as possible with local efforts.
Gwyn and Ode (+Jax!) talk about the joy of making things and why you should do it, as well as some of our favourite magical crafts. Special Guest: Jax.
Gwyn and Ode talk about the possibility of increasing food insecurity, and how to eat as well as you can with what you have.
Gwyn and Ode talk about what they're doing to herald in the new year, what other people do to herald in the new year, and why the thing you should be doing is developing a hobby you love.
Gwyn and Ode talk about how to get involved with your local government, at either an elected, volunteer, or engagement level. Visit findingsteadyground.com for suggestions on how to stay grounded in troubling times.
Gwyn and Ode talk about their plans for Yule and the vibe for this darkest season of the year.
Gwyn and Ode vent about the election, and then set out plans for the future.
Gwyn and Ode talk about zombies, including folkloric origins, media tropes, and looking for helpers.
Gwyn and Ode (+Jackson!) discuss how cults "boil the frog", what cult control looks like, and how to hopefully get out of one before things go wrong. Gwyn's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-kristines-quest-for-safe-transport?member=35485931&sharetype=teams&utmcampaign=natmansharesheetdash&utmmedium=customer&utm_source=email Special Guest: Jax.
Gwyn and Ode talk about what intution is, what it feels like, how best to use it, and how to become more aware of it.
Gwyn and Ode discuss the origins of snake oil, and its prevalance in herbalism, MLMs, cults, and pagan spaces generally, as well as the reasons pagans might be more vulnerable to them than average.
Gwyn and Ode talk about where they are in their own paths, what the makes an intermediate practitioner vs. a beginner, how to expand one's practice, and what resources are useful along the way.
Gwyn and Ode talk about finding wonder in science, and how much overlap science and faith can or should have. As a reminder: our website is now at the following web address: 3pagansandacat.fireside.fm Gwyn's GoFundMe (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-kristines-quest-for-safe-transport?member=35485931&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=natman_sharesheet_dash&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=email): We're 1/5th of the way to her goal!
Gwyn and Ode talk about bone oracle methods ancient and modern, and what a bone throwing kit even looks like. Gwyn's GoFund Me: https://gofund.me/43ead3b5
Gwyn and Ode talk about hospitality in and out of the home, and the rights of hosts and guests. Gwyn's GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/43ead3b5 (https://gofund.me/43ead3b5)
Gwyn and Ode talk about what stars are, what constellations are, how we conceptualize stars as symbols, and how we might connect them in witchcraft and religion.
Gwyn and Ode discuss the history and practice of music and songs in paganism. Check out internationalpaganradio.com (internationalpaganradio.com) and help support their work! (That's not a sponsorship or anything, Ode just thinks they're neat.)
Gwyn and Ode talk about Orcus, Nyami Nyami, Achlys, Laka, and the Unnamed Hurrian Night Goddess.
Gwyn and Ode tell stories about their experiences reading tarot at events and online.
Gwyn and Ode talk about including pets in magical and religious practice.
Gwyn and Ode talk about spirit work and spirit workers, core shamanism, spirit guides, and what it's like to journey to the spirit world.
Gwyn and Ode discuss the inevitable need for access adjustments across the totality of a single human life, and what some options are for the common offenders. Discord: https://discord.com/invite/ENF867k
Gwyn and Ode talk about the distinctions (such as there are) between these magical items, how they have been used in history, and how they might be used today. Remember to join our Discord server to sign up for and listen to the off-week lessons hosted by the Pride: https://discord.com/invite/ENF867k
